In this episode we harass my friend Michael Eason, one of the best botanists in Texas, collections manager at San Antonio Botanical Garden, and professional landscaper, to see the kind of work he does with native plants - many of them rare - for his professional landscaping business.

Though many things were not flowering this time of year, since spring is often very dry in West Texas, we are still afforded a chance to check out some of his excellent hardscaping as well as his species selection in order to show what a professional native plant landscaping job looks like in an arid desert climate.

Note that the sound sucks for this episode due to my lack of a mic. if you'd like to offer recommendations on Mics or a donation towards one I could use either. email me at crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt@gmail.com

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